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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Abbate, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Carmen Arroyo | 90% | |||
| Jeffrion Aubry | 90% | |||
| Inez Barron | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 82 | Michael Benedetto | Democratic | 90% |
| Jonathan Bing | 90% | |||
| Phil Boyle | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 46 | Alec Brook-Krasny | Republican | 90% |
| Kevin Cahill | 90% | |||
| Barbara Clark | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Democratic | 90% |
| Marcos Crespo | 90% | |||
| Michael Cusick | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | Democratic | 90% |
| Herman Farrell, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Sandy Galef | 90% | |||
| David Gantt | 90% | |||
| Vanessa Gibson | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | Democratic | 90% |
| Dick Gottfried | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 83 | Carl Heastie | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | State Assembly - 28 | Andrew Hevesi | Democratic | 90% |
| Earlene Hooper | 90% | |||
| Sam Hoyt III | 90% | |||
| Janele Hyer-Spencer | 90% | |||
| Rhoda Jacobs | 90% | |||
| Ellen Jaffee | 90% | |||
| Addie Jenne | 90% | |||
| Susan John | 90% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 27 | Brian Kavanagh | Democratic | 90% |
| Rory Lancman | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 16 | George Latimer | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | State Assembly - 13 | Charles Lavine | Democratic | 90% |
| Joseph Lentol | 90% | |||
| Barbara Lifton | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 123 | Donna Lupardo | Democratic | 90% |
| NY | State Assembly - 129 | Bill Magnarelli | Democratic | 90% |
| Alan Maisel | 90% | |||
| Margaret Markey | 90% | |||
| Nettie Mayersohn | 90% | |||
| John McEneny | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 90% |
| Joan Millman | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 90% |
| Catherine Nolan | 90% | |||
| Felix Ortiz, Jr. | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 88 | Amy Paulin | Democratic | 90% |
| N. Nick Perry | 90% | |||
| Audrey Pheffer | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 6 | Phil Ramos | Democratic | 90% |
| Robert Reilly | 90% | |||
| Jose Rivera | 90% | |||
| Peter Rivera | 90% | |||
| Annette Robinson | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 67 | Linda Rosenthal | Democratic | 90% |
| Michelle Schimel | 90% | |||
| Sheldon Silver | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 127 | Al Stirpe | Democratic | 90% |
| Bob Sweeney | 90% | |||
| Fred Thiele, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Matthew Titone | 90% | |||
| Helene Weinstein | 90% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 24 | David Weprin | Democratic | 90% |
| Keith Wright | 90% | |||
| Kenneth Zebrowski | 90% | |||
| Marc Alessi | 89% | |||
| James Brennan | 89% | |||
| Karim Camara | 89% | |||
| Nelson Castro | 89% | |||
| Michael DenDekker | 89% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | State Senate - 12 | Michael Gianaris | Democratic | 89% |
| Dov Hikind | 89% | |||
| Micah Kellner | 89% | |||
| Daniel O'Donnell | 89% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | Mayor - At-Large | Mike Spano | 89% | |
| Darryl Towns | 89% | |||
| Steven Cymbrowitz | 88% | |||
| James Conte | 87% | |||
| José Peralta | 87% | |||
| Ronald Canestrari | 86% | |||
| Thomas Duane | 85% | |||
| Ruth Hassell-Thompson | 85% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 28 | Liz Krueger | Democratic | 85% |
| Velmanette Montgomery | 85% | |||
| Suzi Oppenheimer | 85% | |||
| Bill Perkins | 85% | |||
| Eric Schneiderman | 85% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 29 | José Serrano | Democratic | 85% |
| RoAnn Destito | 84% | |||
| Ginny Fields | 84% | |||
| Michael Miller | 84% | |||
| Michael Benjamin | 83% | |||
| Frank Skartados | 83% | |||
| Eric Adams | 82% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 15 | Joseph Addabbo, Jr. | Democratic | 82% |
| Neil Breslin | 82% |